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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Officials from North and South Korea discussed protocol headaches and other logistics of a rare summit later this month, which will see Kim Jong Un become the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the end of the Korean War. Kim and the South’s president Moon Jae-in are due to meet on April 27 at the South’s side of the demilitarized zone for the landmark inter-Korean […]
(Eagle News) — Isang sundalo ang nasugatan sa naging bakbakan sa pagitan ng militar at New People’s Army (NPA) sa Alabel, Sarangani. Hindi pa naman tiyak kung may nasugatan sa panig ng NPA. Sinabi ni 1st Lt. Daryll Cansancio ng 73rd Infantry Battalion, plano ng komunistang grupo na mangikil sa barangay Tokawal. Noong nakalipas na linggo pa aniya nila binabantayan ang kilos ng Front Committee 71. Narekober sa pinangyarihan ng insidente ang improvised explosive device […]
“Hati hati tayo sa Europe,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he was “willing to accept” Rohingyas in the country. “Hati hati tayo sa Europe,” the President said in a speech before rice traders in Malacanang. Duterte made the pronouncement after describing what the Rohingyas were experiencing in Myanmar as genocide even after he acknowledged Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was his “friend.’ The Rohingyas–majority of whom are […]
Restrict yourselves to camps, too, Duterte says (Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 4, said the government would “talk peace” with communist rebels “but” there should be no collection of taxes on their part. In a speech before rice traders in Malacanang, Duterte said the communist rebels should also not push for a coalition government, and should confine themselves in camps. “You must not go around because there’s always the possibility of misencounters,” Duterte […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will pay an official visit to France on Monday and Tuesday, the French presidency confirmed Thursday. The 32-year-old prince, who is the Gulf kingdom’s de facto political leader, will meet President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to discuss “a new strategic partnership”, with a particular focus on investment in renewable energy and the digital economy, Macron’s office said. © Agence France-Presse
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A flight operated by budget airline Scoot was Thursday escorted back to Singapore by fighter jets after a passenger allegedly made a bomb threat, police and the airline said. The flight bound for Hat Yai in Thailand landed safely at the city-state’s Changi Airport at 3:23 pm (0723 GMT), said an airline statement. It had taken off from Singapore about two hours earlier, the city-state’s Straits Times newspaper reported. It was […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte announced that the next Philippine National Police chief is National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Director Oscar Albayalde General Oscar Albayalde. In announcing the next police chief who will replace PNP chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, he said that the police force would do good to have a “strict” chief. “The stricter the better,” Duterte said in Malacanang during the awarding ceremonies for outstanding farmers […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday, April 4, that he has accepted Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre’s resignation. “I accepted the resignation of Vit Aguirre, my fraternity brother,” he said in a speech before rice traders in Malacanang. Aguirre’s resignation came after Duterte expressed displeasure over the Department of Justice’s dismissal of drug charges against Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim and others. Prior to Aguirre’s resignation, speculation had been rife Aguirre would be sacked, but […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A moderately strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck at sea off the main southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, though local authorities said they did not expect any damage. The quake was recorded shortly before midday (0353 GMT) with the epicenter at 45 kilometers (28 miles) southeast of the town of Tarragona, the USGS added. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which separately measured it at […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Public Attorneys Office on Thursday filed charges against former Health Secretary Janette Garin over what it said were deaths linked to the controversial vaccine Dengvaxia. PAO said in a Powerpoint presentation that the charges for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and for violation of the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 against 34 former and present Department of Health officials; Sanofi Pasteur, the Dengvaxia manufacturer; Zuellig Pharma, the distributor; and […]
(Eagle News) –The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday slammed former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ spokesperson for his calls she resign following allegations some “unused ballots” had been pre-shaded in her favor in the 2016 elections. According to Macalintal, it should be Vic Rodriguez who should resign as spokesperson for “supplying the wrong information” to Marcos. He also called Rodriguez’s statement “a nonsense statement,” which he said “does not deserve to be dignified with any […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a team-high 16 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Boston Celtics 96-78 on Wednesday as the battle for the NBA’s Eastern Conference supremacy heads down to the wire. Every Raptors player but one recorded at least two points and the Raptors crushed the Celtics to equal their franchise record in wins for the season while extending their lead atop the standings. The Raptors now have […]
